Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-30
DUBLIN UNIONISTS.
\ Monster Meeting Addressed by
Harrington and GOschcn.

DUBLIN, Nov. 29.--Thc great unionist meet
ing, for the purpose of addressing which
Lord Harrington and Goschcn visited this
city, was held at Lcinstcr hall this evening.
So many persons were desirous of attending
the meeting that an overflow of the meeting
was held in another hall. Thousands were
turned away. unable to gain admission. The
audience gave prolonged cheers for the queen.
Harrington and Goschcn were accorded an
enthusiastic greeting, the whole assembly
rising and repeatedly cheering.
The chairman handed Lord Harrington an
address approving hls policy signed by 100
members of the chamber of commerce. Lord
Harrington was loudly cheercd 1t is said
the vast gathering clearly proved that the
land are opposed to separation. The import
ance of this meeting in the heart Of Dublin
cannot be exaggerated. The power
of persistent, unblushing, reiterated
assertion is so great and has been so
fully exercised in inducing Englishmen and
ScOtchmcn to believe that Ireland detests the
union and burns to substitute another form
of government, that unless contradicted by
occular and tangible proof of it, it is almost
impossible that in the course Of time these as
sertions will not work some influence in the
minds of the unionists.
Being occasionally interrupted, Lord Har-
tington said the dissenting minority, was so
small that the majority of irish
rule. He refused to admit that the
majority was necessarily as large as appeared
from the representation in parliament be-
cause, under the electoral system, it was pos
sible the unionists, who were in the minority
though numerically approaching the separ-
atist majority, might not be represented;
Gladstone had never shown that Ireland
would be satisfied with the limited home rule
they offered. On the contrary there was
every indication he would not be satisfied
Nl-ith NTH ~ ppl
was more for the possession of land
than for the reform of the system of
government and the Gladstonians admitted
that the land difficulty must not and could
not be left to an Irish parliament for settle
mcnt. Harrington asserted that there was
no economic grievance in Ireland that the
English parliament was not equally as ready
| and capable to deal with as an Irish parlia-
ment He warned his hearers against be-
ieving that any modification of the Glad
stone bills could make them acceptable to the
| majority in Ireland and, at the same time,
| consistent with the benefits of the mainten-
| ance of the British connections.
Goschen opened with a fierce onslaught
upon the msstatementS with which the
| Gladstonans sought to induce the people OF
| England and Scotland to entrust the govern
| ment of Ireland to band of revolutonlsts
| What he desired to bring home as Il lesson OF
this meeting was the position of the com
| mcrcial class and all industrial classes on the
| question They are the prime movers in
| commerce and trade without whose assist
| ance the agriculturalist can scarcely exist
F, He asked if their opinions and votes were to
| count as nothing beside the class which the
| home rulers regard as alone entitled to polit
| ical effect. Goschcn maintained that those
who denounced the league fol
| it's docrine of reputation o.
| contract are the truest friends o
| Ireland. Until home rule broke loose from
| what may be considered doctrines of loyalt.
| there was no measure connected with Ire
| land in which he did not take the Irish view
He denounced separation as fatal to the bes
| interests of both countries. Goschen wa
| honored with vote of thanks and the ma
! tional anthem was sung in chorus by thu
| audience.